"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
-Winston Churchill
The McCrory Foundation supports charitable causes in areas of human service, health, youth development, and education.
The foundation’s giving is limited to the geographical concentration of Carter County, Oklahoma
Established in 1993
by James Lyndall McCrory, a successful cattle rancher, from Milo, Oklahoma. The foundation was named in part to honor his father, Robert Fulton McCrory, and his mother, Montie Ray McCrory, who settled 15 miles west of Springer, Oklahoma before statehood and established an 8,000-acre cattle ranch, known as R.F. McCrory Ranch, and later an oil and gas business, known as R.F. McCrory and Son. Since then, the McCrory Foundation has awarded over $17.6 million in grant funding.
Applying for a Grant?
The McCrory Foundation prioritizes human services and health, youth development, and education causes. The Foundation may make grants to school districts, colleges, hospitals, libraries, and municipalities on a limited basis. Grants to churches (and other religious institutions) may be made only if designated for a specific purpose to be performed in Carter County that benefits the general public.
Contact Us
It is important to the McCrory Foundation Board of Directors and staff that the office be accessible to those performing charitable work in our Carter County, Oklahoma community. Please feel free to call, email or fill out the form.
The McCrory Foundation staff is happy to answer questions and help organizations access our quarterly grants program.
Please Direct All Mail Correspondence to:
The McCrory Foundation
P.O. Box 146
Ardmore, OK 73402
Physical Address:
333 West Main, Suite 440 (Neustadt Plaza)
Ardmore, OK 73402
Phone: (580) 223-1346
Staff:
Laura Akers, President
E-mail: laura@mccroryfoundation.org
“With your (the McCrory Foundation) support, we're able to provide girls in our community a place where their voices can be heard; where they can celebrate their accomplishments, make friends, reach their goals, and celebrate their own unique gifts and the unique gifts of their teammates.”
— Girls on the Run of Southern Oklahoma